Bright Pictorial Heritage 1850 to 2011

Bright Railway 1890 to 1983

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Freeburgh and Germantown
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Bright Railway 1890 to 1983
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Railway map - Bright Line

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1890 First train arriving at Bright

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1905 Bright station in winter

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1910 Bright train neart Myrtleford

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1940 Bright station

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1921 Bright train

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1919 Everton Station

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1876 Train near Beechworth

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2010 Bright station and Museum

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2010 Bright Station and Museum

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2010 Bright Station and Museum

The Bright Line was constructed as a branch from the previously constructed line to Beechworth, with the Bright Line branching at Everton The line followed the Ovens Valley, initially as far as Myrtleford in1883, and later extended to Bright in 1890..

The line carried a variety of traffic, including many tourists to Mt Buffalo where the railway owned a chalet. The line closed in the 1983, initially between Bright and Myrtleford, and eventually all the way back to the junction at Bowser (the Beechworth Line from Everton having been dismantled earlier).

During the late 1990s the line was converted into the "Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail", and  became very popular with cyclists. The station at Bright is maintained as a museum.

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2011 Eurobin Station (public domain)

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2011 Eurobin station (public domain)

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2011 Eurobin station (public domain)

Comments welcome, to  Bob Padula